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The article reports on the increase in unemployment rate in Utah. It states that the nonfarm wage and salaried job count in the state has increased. It mentions that nearly 2,200 jobs were removed from the state economy in 2007 and about 48,700 Utahns were considered unemployed in October 2008...

The article offers updates on the employment and unemployment condition as of March 2009 in the U.S. It relates that payroll employment has continued to decline by 663,000, while the unemployment rate has continued to increase by 0.4 percentage point to 8.5%. Furthermore, 305,000 jobs in...

Discusses evidence on job displacement and its implications in the United States. Job loss during the 1990s; Results of recent surveys on displaced workers; Pattern of displacement by broad occupational group; Effect of the trend on skilled white-collar workers with substantial job seniority;...

Cites the result of the Displace Workers Survey between 1984 and 2004. Changes in the types of workers who lose jobs and the costs borne by various types of job losers over time; Observation that the rate of job loss has followed a roughly cyclical pattern between 1981 and 2004; Consequences of...

Discusses the factors responsible for the slow job growth in the United States. Changes in the structure of the labor market with respect to the experience of displaced workers; Gap between the unemployment rate and the share of the unemployed out of work for six months or more; Different...

This article comments on a study by Madden about the effect of demographic variables on the cost of displacing workers. The importance of having a comparison group of nondisplaced workers in estimating the effect of demographic variables on displacement costs was presented by Madden. The January...

The article offers information about the forecast for inflation in France. It mentions that consumer price inflation will be 2.0% in 2011 and 1.7% in 2012, following a result of 1.56 in 2010. Moreover, it notes that the situation in the labor market remains vulnerable, besides the halt of...